Poetry Festival
[Free Hybrid Program]
This year’s line-up features a talented group of poets from around the world including a reading by National Book Award and MacArthur Genius grantee Terrance Hayes with award-winning poet Krysten Hill, generative writing workshops, poetry panels, an open mic, live music, and more.
September 15-21, 2025
Online and on-site in Amherst!
[In-Person Art Installation]
On view beginning August 1, A Something Overtakes the Mind is a multimedia visual art and poetry installation created by Ligia Bouton and Matt Donovan
Opening Reception:
Friday, August 8, 5-7pm ET
Tickets are now available through August. Visit the home of Austin and Susan — once the center of social and cultural life in Amherst.
Timed tickets are required — please buy your tickets in advance.
Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm ET
Our work to amplify Emily Dickinson’s revolutionary poetic voice – by opening her family homes to visitors, by interpretive and educational use of her family’s material legacy, by holding up her enduring poetry – is made possible with your support.
Announcing a new program for Middle and High School students: the Power of Poetry.
Spark your students’ imaginations by visiting the Emily Dickinson Museum.
Tickets are now available through August. Make your plans to visit the place she called home.
Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm ET
[FREE Virtual Program]
Phosphorescence August 2025 featured poets:
Cathy Linh Che, Monica Ong, and Lee Ann Roripaugh
Thursday, August 21, 6pm ET
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Carriage House
Opening
The newly reconstructed carriage house and The Evergreens are now open.
See what’s happening! Discussion groups, reading series, story projects, and more.
Spend a “sweet hour” in Emily Dickinson’s creative space where she penned her startling poetry and honed her revolutionary voice.
Explore the largest and most diverse assemblage of objects associated with Emily Dickinson and her family
